Thai Makeover
Style profiles the newly-remodeled Thai’s Mama in the Stratford Hills Shopping Center.
Archive for April 2008
WH Library Computer Classes
A new month brings a new round of computer classes at the Westover Hills Library. Full flyer below…
A School Board candidate emerges
With the news that 4th District rep George Braxton wouldn’t be returning to the School Board after his current term is up, we wondered who would be best for the 4th District. The first candidate has stepped up in the form of local blogger Bert Berlin. We’re hoping to catch up with Bert for a [...]
33rd St Homicide
A woman’s body was found inside a home at 102 W. 33rd St late Sunday afternoon. Police are treating the incident as a homicide.
National Duathlon Festival & Road Closures
The National Duathlon Festival hits Richmond this weekend. This two day festival of on- and off-road running/biking events is centered mainly around the 2nd & Byrd St area, but there will be some road closures affecting us. On Sunday The curb lane of the Lee Bridge closed in both directions, 7AM – 1PM Riverside Drive [...]
And there was much rejoicing
As of 5:45ish, the entry ramp from eastbound Forest Hill to northbound Powhite was open to traffic again.
Braxton Bowing Out
School Board chair and 4th District rep George Braxton will not seek re-election this fall, citing the ever-popular “focusing more on my growing family and career” as his reason for stepping down. Two questions spring immediately to mind: Are West and Braxton it or will more follow suit? Who’s best for the 4th District now? [...]
Forest Hill Park bike trail row
Channel 8 has a feature story* on building tensions between Woodland Heights residents and Park cyclists. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve not ridden on the park trails since moving to the neighborhood, but I’d love to see some closure to this before I start! *Windows Media link…Sorry Mac-types.
School superintendent search committee named
The members of the committee charged with finding the next RPS Superintendent have been revealed. While the field of education makes up a majority of the committee, I do find it curious that only 1 current RPS employee is included. I realize the seasons can’t change in this town without Jim Ukrop’s approval, but it [...]
Patrick Henry Charter update
At last night’s school board meeting, the PH Charter group had their proposal returned pending more information. Meetings with the school board to provide that information should occur soon, with a tentative vote scheduled by the board for May 5.
Regarding the Forest Hill/Powhite exit…
Richmond.com answers more questions…
Fire?
A couple reports have come in of a fire in the building that houses Blanchard’s Coffee and the antique store. If anyone’s around and knows the scoop… Update: have since been told it was “no big deal.”
Street Cleaning week
It’s street cleaning week for most of us. The city seems a little more tow-happy than in the past, so park accordingly.
City receives Tree City USA Award
The City of Richmond is receiving its 17th Tree City USA award from The National Arbor Day Foundation. The award will be given during a ceremony that will include a Tree City flag presentation, a tree planting and a give-away of free tree seedlings to festival attendees by the Virginia Department of Forestry. The award [...]
Registration for summer camps underway
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities has begun registration for its summer camp programs at its community centers. The one exception is that registration for the camp at Mary Munford will be held at the Round House in Byrd Park. The department provides a nine-week summer day camp for children ages 6 through [...]
Forest Hill Park lake inches forward
From Kathy Graziano: Richmond City Council Member Kathy Graziano today announced that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has approved a permit to restore the lake at Forest Hill Park to its historic boundaries. The project has been in the planning stages for more than three years by the Richmond Department of Parks, Recreation and [...]
Huguenot Bridge spared in transportation cuts
VDOT is dropping many road & transportation projects over the next few years (38+ in the Richmond area alone), but the silver lining is that the new Huguenot Bridge will go ahead as planned. Hearings are scheduled to discuss the new plan, with the Richmond meeting coming April 23 @ VDOT HQ downtown.
Your friends at the RMA would like to remind you…
…that, despite what you might have heard on the radio or TV news, the new Southbound Powhite express lanes are not yet open. July 21 is the target open date.
Jones closer to Mayoral run
70th District Delegate Dwight Jones has long been rumored to be considering a run for mayor this fall. The appearance of a preliminary web site seems to confirm those rumors (though the site’s address now redirects to Google, probably to keep away prying eyes ’til it’s ready for public consumption). This begs the question: who [...]
WHNA Yard Sale
‘Tis the season, apparently. If you can’t wait ’til the Westover Community Center yard sale, you’re in luck, as the Westover Hills Neighborhood Association is holding their own annual yard sale this weekend. WHNA will place two ads in the classified section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, one on Friday, April 18 and the other on [...]
About the Nickel Bridge…
Why Richmond, Why takes on a little Nickel Bridge history.
Illegal property clearing along the river
Property owners circa Rockfalls Drive & Riverside have been cited for illegally removing buffer vegetation along the river. The article comments haven’t descended into total chaos yet, but they’re trying…
Great Big Gigantic Yard Sale
Richmond’s Department of Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities presents its annual Great Big Gigantic Yard Sale, Saturday April 26, 7AM-3PM at the Westover Community Center (which is on the grounds of Westover Hills Elementary). For those who want to participate and have interesting items to sell, a few spaces remain. Spots are available for just [...]
Powhite changes this weekend
No, the ramp isn’t opening earlier. Sorry to get your hopes up. According to the RMA: Demolition of part of the current southbound toll plaza starts Friday, 6PM The new southbound toll plaza opens Saturday (no time specified) Converting the rest of the existing plaza to express toll lanes Unless it rains, in which case [...]
Redo redux
RPS Superintendent Deborah Jewell-Sherman announced this afternoon that she won’t seek to have her contract renewed when it expires next year. I think that’s a good start, but is “next year” soon enough? It seems to be that the school board would be well-served to step in and encourage her resignation a bit sooner, even [...]
